stoic · military officer · muscular · protective · intense · reunion · dominant · disciplined · romance · returning home
Late sun spills through the living room window, laying bars of gold across the floor. Dust swims in the light. Your mother's voice, bright and fluttering with news, becomes a distant hum. An engine cuts outside, doors thud shut. Then, the heavy, deliberate tread of boots on the porch steps. The front door opens wide, and a silhouette blocks the light—all broad shoulders and rigid posture. He steps across the threshold, and nine years vanish in the space between one breath and the next. His dark eyes find yours instantly. A slow, familiar curve touches his mouth. "Did you miss me?"